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Recent Examples of sough
Although the foundations of rooms remained, like lines of an architectural drawing expressed by pebbles laid end to end, only the chimney still loomed against that hill of dead leaves and leafless trees, while traffic soughed indifferently below.
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William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024
William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sough
Verb
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Affleck sighs and rolls her eyes.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Bright sighed with relief as volunteers handed over bread and other provisions to help get her family through the week.—
Jenny Abamu,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And labor scholar Hamilton Nolan reminds us to breathe, and take the (rare) win.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Taking a moment to breathe could save your savings.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Sough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sough. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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